Speranza pustularia, the lesser maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae native to North America. Adults are on wing from May to July in the south and from June to August in the north. There is one generation per year.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Macaria
- Species
- Macaria pustularia
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